Historical Events
1836 - Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale
1840 - Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon (daguerrotype)
1923 - Frank Silver and Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
1943 - German counter attack on US lines in Tunisia
1963 - Rolf Hochhuth's "Der Stellvertreter," premieres in Berlin
1982 - Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals
Famous Birthdays
1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927)
1934 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
1937 - Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer
1943 - Peter Graves, supt minister (Westminster Central Hall)
1950 - P R Scott, Headmaster (Bancroft's School, Woodford Green)
1970 - Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)
Famous Deaths
1369 - Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered at 34
1680 - Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)
1862 - Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81
1979 - Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71
1995 - Robert Turner, winner of 1st All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at 72
2006 - David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
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